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Titans Rule in Fullerton
Trojans give up six unearned runs in 8-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton in third game of the Kia Baseball Bash / 20
DM TROJAN
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
TUESDAY
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March 5, 2002
Of interest...
Ecstacy may feel good when at a rave, but consequences on body may be devastating / 4
News Digest 2 Opinions 4
Lifestyle 7 The Buzz 7
Roundup 14 Classifieds 16
Crossword 17 Sports 20
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Weir-Geissler emerge as Senate victors
Local primaries fail to attract younger voters
Politics: Professors note decline in election interest after last year’s mayoral race as student activists promote participation
By SUSHMA SUBRAM AN IAN
Staff Writer
In the months since Sept 11, American flags have fluttered from car antennas, millions in donations have been sent to renovate New York City and patriotism has become fashionable.
However, if voting is a true test of patriotism, USC students might are not seem patriotic.
In a survey of 20 students, 19 said they were not planning to vote in the primary elections today, and the student who was voting was unaware that elections take place today.
The lack of student participation, however, is not just a USC phenomenon.
“We’ve done a lot of research on political participation and voter turnout, and there is a relation between age and voting,” said Sheldon Kamieniecki, professor of political science. “People between the ages of 18 and 25 definitely seem to vote less, and as people age, they generally participate more in politics.”
With age, people become more involved in the community by owning houses, obtaining jobs and raising families. Students do not have the same responsibilities and therefore do not think they have anything at stake, Kamieniecki said.
In order to vote, students must be at least 18 years old and currently registered. Most counties, including Los Angeles, mail materials a few weeks before the election.
Students who are not California residents must fill out a voter registration card and submit registration changes to vote in California.
The USC College Democrats have promoted voting for the primary elections and campaigning to members by having candidates speak at their meetings.
I see Primary, page 14 I
Election: Less than one-third of undergraduates
Senators 1 vote ^ar&est tarnout ever
—♦— By ROBB FERRIS
Student Senate Writer
More students voted in this year’s Student Senate election than in any other in USC’s history, with president- and vice president-elect Matt Weir and Lauren Geissler setting a record of 2,282 votes received by a single campaign.
About 50 people crowded into Leavey Library Auditorium in anticipation of the results of the campaigns that lasted more than three weeks.
Director of Elections and Recruitment Harold L. Mann Jr. introduced “the moment you all have been waiting for” and read out the names of the new president, vice president and senators.
Despite the record number of voters, the 4,829 person turnout still fell short of Mann’s goal of 5,000 votes.
Participation was up 19.62 percent from last year, when 4,037 stu-
Residential
Jenny Allen, Christina Kim, Joseph Lajos, Charuni Patibanda and Nilay Vora
Commuter
Faizan Hanif, Sama Hunter, Stephen Lau, Stacy Kim, Armen Zenjiryan
Greek
Matthew Seltzer and Doug Weitzbuch
dents voted.
Andrew Compton and Nina Williams finished with 1,305 votes, and Amir Shaikh and Howard Cheng earned 1,117 votes.
Relief was a common emotion expressed among many of the people involved in the campaigning process.
Mann said he was glad to see elections come to a close but also hoped to stay active on campus, although many of his Senate responsibilities have been fulfilled.
"I’m going to relax, apply for Senate and start preparing for Mann 2003,” Mann said.
Although he was satisfied with how the process turned out, there were problems that should be addressed in future elections, Mann said.
“I do not think a student should be in control of elections,” he said. “I think there should be a third party, maybe a faculty member, who has no affiliation with student groups and no connection to any particular candidate.”
Mann was concerned about future elections commissioners being accused of being biased or partisan, he said.
I see Senate, page 15 !
Students feel safe on spring break trips
Travel: From alternative programs service in Uruguay to fun and sun in Hawaii, terrorism is oat of sight and mind
By VERONICA T0RREJ0N
Contributing Writer
Increased airport security is preventing students from traveling to different countries or faraway destinations for spring break, students and travel experts said.
“We have to continue living our lives,” said Mayra Navarro, a junior majoring in business administration, who is going to Hawaii for spring break.
Navarro, who said Sept 11 might have been in the back of her mind while planning her trip, said she would not cancel her trip because of what she called a “slight possibility” of something happening.
“What are the odds that (terrorism) is going to strike me?” said Navarro, adding that the circumstances might be different if she were traveling to Mexico or another country.
But Mike Lloyd, who is traveling
to Uruguay as part of an alternative spring break program, said he is not concerned about the possibility of terrorism in Uruguay.
“It’s my understanding that in Uruguay, they like Americans," the sophomore majoring in Spanish said.
Lloyd thought Uruguay was “far removed” from any anti-American feelings in the Middle East, he said.
Lloyd, who went to Israel for winter break, said the issue of security is now a “moot point” for him.
He is concerned about the possibility of being subject to another country’s interpretation of what his I see Break, page IS I
“We have to continue living our lives... What are the odds that (terrorism) is going to strike me?"
MAYRA
NAVARRO
junior
business
administration
v^iy^icii louuciuoic i uaiiy nujaii
Win and grin. Matt Weir and Lauren Geissler celebrate after they were announced as the 2002-2003 Student Senate president and vice president Monday in Leavey Library Auditorium.
‘Marrow-thon’ targets multiracial donors
Medicine: Minorities’ stem cells are more difficult to match for necessary transplants
By DENISE OSHODI
Assistant City Editor
Matching a donor to a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant is never easy, especially when a person is an ethnic minority.
The USC chapter of Zeta Sigma Phi, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches and the National Marrow Donor Program held a bone marrow drive Thursday, Friday and Monday on Trousdale Parkway to find ethnically underrepresented donors.
The 113 potential donors surpassed the drive’s goal of 100, with a peak number of 48 students signing up. The USC drive was the first to start this new “Marrow-thon,” plugged by Mavin, a magazine targeting mixed race youths.
“You will probably match only one person in your life,” said Ruby Ogawa, a representative for Asians for Miracle
I see Marrow, page 15 I
Mason Poole I Daily Trojan
Donate to save. Penny Simmons, an independent laboratory technician, collects blood samples in hopes of finding DNA matches for those needing bone marrow transplants Monday on Trousdale Parkway.

Titans Rule in Fullerton
Trojans give up six unearned runs in 8-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton in third game of the Kia Baseball Bash / 20
DM TROJAN
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
TUESDAY
------♦------
March 5, 2002
Of interest...
Ecstacy may feel good when at a rave, but consequences on body may be devastating / 4
News Digest 2 Opinions 4
Lifestyle 7 The Buzz 7
Roundup 14 Classifieds 16
Crossword 17 Sports 20
vol. CVL, no. 37 www.dailytrojan.com
#
Weir-Geissler emerge as Senate victors
Local primaries fail to attract younger voters
Politics: Professors note decline in election interest after last year’s mayoral race as student activists promote participation
By SUSHMA SUBRAM AN IAN
Staff Writer
In the months since Sept 11, American flags have fluttered from car antennas, millions in donations have been sent to renovate New York City and patriotism has become fashionable.
However, if voting is a true test of patriotism, USC students might are not seem patriotic.
In a survey of 20 students, 19 said they were not planning to vote in the primary elections today, and the student who was voting was unaware that elections take place today.
The lack of student participation, however, is not just a USC phenomenon.
“We’ve done a lot of research on political participation and voter turnout, and there is a relation between age and voting,” said Sheldon Kamieniecki, professor of political science. “People between the ages of 18 and 25 definitely seem to vote less, and as people age, they generally participate more in politics.”
With age, people become more involved in the community by owning houses, obtaining jobs and raising families. Students do not have the same responsibilities and therefore do not think they have anything at stake, Kamieniecki said.
In order to vote, students must be at least 18 years old and currently registered. Most counties, including Los Angeles, mail materials a few weeks before the election.
Students who are not California residents must fill out a voter registration card and submit registration changes to vote in California.
The USC College Democrats have promoted voting for the primary elections and campaigning to members by having candidates speak at their meetings.
I see Primary, page 14 I
Election: Less than one-third of undergraduates
Senators 1 vote ^ar&est tarnout ever
—♦— By ROBB FERRIS
Student Senate Writer
More students voted in this year’s Student Senate election than in any other in USC’s history, with president- and vice president-elect Matt Weir and Lauren Geissler setting a record of 2,282 votes received by a single campaign.
About 50 people crowded into Leavey Library Auditorium in anticipation of the results of the campaigns that lasted more than three weeks.
Director of Elections and Recruitment Harold L. Mann Jr. introduced “the moment you all have been waiting for” and read out the names of the new president, vice president and senators.
Despite the record number of voters, the 4,829 person turnout still fell short of Mann’s goal of 5,000 votes.
Participation was up 19.62 percent from last year, when 4,037 stu-
Residential
Jenny Allen, Christina Kim, Joseph Lajos, Charuni Patibanda and Nilay Vora
Commuter
Faizan Hanif, Sama Hunter, Stephen Lau, Stacy Kim, Armen Zenjiryan
Greek
Matthew Seltzer and Doug Weitzbuch
dents voted.
Andrew Compton and Nina Williams finished with 1,305 votes, and Amir Shaikh and Howard Cheng earned 1,117 votes.
Relief was a common emotion expressed among many of the people involved in the campaigning process.
Mann said he was glad to see elections come to a close but also hoped to stay active on campus, although many of his Senate responsibilities have been fulfilled.
"I’m going to relax, apply for Senate and start preparing for Mann 2003,” Mann said.
Although he was satisfied with how the process turned out, there were problems that should be addressed in future elections, Mann said.
“I do not think a student should be in control of elections,” he said. “I think there should be a third party, maybe a faculty member, who has no affiliation with student groups and no connection to any particular candidate.”
Mann was concerned about future elections commissioners being accused of being biased or partisan, he said.
I see Senate, page 15 !
Students feel safe on spring break trips
Travel: From alternative programs service in Uruguay to fun and sun in Hawaii, terrorism is oat of sight and mind
By VERONICA T0RREJ0N
Contributing Writer
Increased airport security is preventing students from traveling to different countries or faraway destinations for spring break, students and travel experts said.
“We have to continue living our lives,” said Mayra Navarro, a junior majoring in business administration, who is going to Hawaii for spring break.
Navarro, who said Sept 11 might have been in the back of her mind while planning her trip, said she would not cancel her trip because of what she called a “slight possibility” of something happening.
“What are the odds that (terrorism) is going to strike me?” said Navarro, adding that the circumstances might be different if she were traveling to Mexico or another country.
But Mike Lloyd, who is traveling
to Uruguay as part of an alternative spring break program, said he is not concerned about the possibility of terrorism in Uruguay.
“It’s my understanding that in Uruguay, they like Americans," the sophomore majoring in Spanish said.
Lloyd thought Uruguay was “far removed” from any anti-American feelings in the Middle East, he said.
Lloyd, who went to Israel for winter break, said the issue of security is now a “moot point” for him.
He is concerned about the possibility of being subject to another country’s interpretation of what his I see Break, page IS I
“We have to continue living our lives... What are the odds that (terrorism) is going to strike me?"
MAYRA
NAVARRO
junior
business
administration
v^iy^icii louuciuoic i uaiiy nujaii
Win and grin. Matt Weir and Lauren Geissler celebrate after they were announced as the 2002-2003 Student Senate president and vice president Monday in Leavey Library Auditorium.
‘Marrow-thon’ targets multiracial donors
Medicine: Minorities’ stem cells are more difficult to match for necessary transplants
By DENISE OSHODI
Assistant City Editor
Matching a donor to a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant is never easy, especially when a person is an ethnic minority.
The USC chapter of Zeta Sigma Phi, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches and the National Marrow Donor Program held a bone marrow drive Thursday, Friday and Monday on Trousdale Parkway to find ethnically underrepresented donors.
The 113 potential donors surpassed the drive’s goal of 100, with a peak number of 48 students signing up. The USC drive was the first to start this new “Marrow-thon,” plugged by Mavin, a magazine targeting mixed race youths.
“You will probably match only one person in your life,” said Ruby Ogawa, a representative for Asians for Miracle
I see Marrow, page 15 I
Mason Poole I Daily Trojan
Donate to save. Penny Simmons, an independent laboratory technician, collects blood samples in hopes of finding DNA matches for those needing bone marrow transplants Monday on Trousdale Parkway.